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Gay activists -- United States -- California

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Leroy Aarons Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll2011-014
Abstract Leroy Aarons was a journalist, author, playwright, and educator. He was known for his founding of the National Lesbian and Gay Jounalists Association (NLGJA), his work at the Washington Post and Oakland Tribune newspapers, his book "Prayers for Bobby", and his teaching career at the USC Annenberg School for Communication. The collection contains documents and records documenting Aarons' tenure as director of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism's Project for the Study of Sexual Orientation...
Dates: 1890-2006

Steve Berman Papers

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1.; Series Series 2.
Identifier: Coll2012-141
Abstract

The Steve Berman papers are a collection of notes, correspondence, and personal information created and maintained by the psychologist and activist in the 1970s and 1980s. The bulk of the collection, from 1980-83, chronicles Berman’s life during and after college as he pursued his career in psychology and worked for greater rights and recognition for the gay and Jewish communities.

Dates: 1964-1983; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1983

Betty Berzon papers

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1.; Series Series 10.
Identifier: Coll2011-004
Abstract Manuscripts, correspondence, organizational records, research materials, photograph albums, audiovisual items, clothing, trophies and other materials from lesbian activist, writer and psychotherapist, Betty Berzon (1928-2006). Included in this collection are manuscripts and resource materials for Berzon's published and unpublished books; records from gay and lesbian organizations in which she was involved; paper and audiovisual material for her therapy practice, workshops, and training...
Dates: 1928 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1965 - 2005

Gay Persons Alliance Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Coll2011-036
Abstract

Correspondence, fact sheets, new releases, memoranda, and articles documenting activities of the Gay Persons Alliance (GPA), 1975-1976. Formed in Los Angeles in March of 1976, the GPA argued that the California Fair Employment Practices Commission should include sexual orientation among the forms of employment discrimination prohibited within its jurisdiction.

Dates: 1975-1976

Mikhail Itkin Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2011-055
Abstract

Correspondence, flyers, newsletters, clippings, memoranda, notes, meeting notes, depositions, receipts, articles, essays, broadsides, legal papers, medical certificates and other material from activist and gay religious leader, Mikhail (Michael) Itkin, 1956-1989. A religious leader of various congregations, Itkin was also a gay rights and political activist.

Dates: 1958-1989

Lee Mason photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2012-078
Abstract

Lee Mason photographs include images photographs of Reverend Troy Perry, John V. Platania, Don Kilhefner, Barry Dank, Dick Nash, Jay Murley, Frank Fitch, and Don O'Brien, 1971-1972. The photographs also include images of the 1971 Los Angeles Christopher Street West gay pride parade, Troy Perry's 1975 fast, repairs to the Society for Individual Rights (SIR) Center in San Francisco, a voter registration drive, and assorted panels, speeches, and get-togethers.

Dates: 1971-1972

Mattachine Society Project collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll2008-016
Abstract Minutes, bylaws, correspondence, manuscripts, newsletters, financial records, legal papers, transcripts, pamphlets, flyers, clippings, sound recordings, and other papers relating to the Mattachine Society, brought together by the Mattachine Society Project from materials donated to ONE Institute (now ONE International Gay & Lesbian Archives) by Harold Call; from other collections held by ONE; and from collections in Jim Kepner's International Gay & Lesbian Archives. Founded in Los...
Dates: 1927-2000

James Morrow papers

 Collection — Box 3
Identifier: Coll2008-018
Abstract

Materials created and collected by James (Jim) Morrow, including a photograph album, autograph books, and miscellaneous items from A Different Light Bookstore, in the Silverlake area of Los Angeles; organizational papers from institutions with which Morrow was associated (Emergence and the Alliance); bibliographical notes and article photocopies on GLBT youth and suicide; notes from self-defense workshops and a panel on hate crimes and gay-bashing; and personal items.

Dates: 1981-1999

Pride Foundation records

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1.
Identifier: Coll2011-071
Abstract Articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes, correspondence, reports, legal referral documents, contractual agreements, resolutions, clippings, flyers, publicity material, legal papers, financial records, photographs, telephone and visitor logs, municipal agency documents, real estate records, position statements and other material, 1966-1984, documenting the activities of the Pride Foundation, founded in San Francisco in 1973. Pride Foundation was a community organization that provided...
Dates: 1966 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1983

Richard Rownak Photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2012-096
Abstract

The photographs by Richard Rownak of World Wide Photography include images of Rick Saslaw with Jerry Brown and Reverend Troy Perry, circa 1976.

Dates: circa 1976